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Siilinjärvi Mine, Kuopio, Eastern Finland Region, Finland

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Yves Heroes (2)

Siilinjärvi Mine, Kuopio, Eastern Finland Region, Finland
November 06, 2011 07:36PM

Registered: 1 year ago
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When I visited this mine in 1995 when it was still owned by Kemira, their geologist had analysed several samples and concluded that what is currently listed on mindat as biotite is actually phlogopite.
Besides, richterite ( not listed so far) is abundant at this site.

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Uwe Kolitsch

Re: Siilinjärvi Mine, Kuopio, Eastern Finland Region, Finland
November 07, 2011 03:49PM

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Thanks, corrected/updated.

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